Subeday is a Mongol general who conquered half the world
Screex Genghis Khan used to say that he had 4 wolves of war: Djebe, Khubilai, Jelme and Subedei. The reason why few people know about Subedei is that the shocked Europe…
Who were the Huns — a mysterious people to whom the Roman Empire paid tribute. And what mark in history did they leave?
The ancient tribes of the Huns have long attracted the attention of historians. China built the Great Wall to protect itself from their raids, and the Roman Empire paid them…
“When the Steppe was stronger than the world»: Mongolia before Genghis Khan
Periodically, certain centers of power emerge in the world. Today it is Russia, the United States and China. “Yesterday” - the Soviet Union, the United States, Great Britain and Germany.…
The incredible story of Girdkuh fortress, which was besieged for 17 years
A few kilometers from the small town of Damghan in northern Iran, the ruins of the Girdkuh fortress in the Elburz mountain system attract attention. The place of erection was…
The sad end of the alliance between Genghis Khan and the Keraite leader
After Temujin saved Khan Togril from imminent death, the relationship between the two leaders experienced a new honeymoon. Unfortunately, it did not last long, in view of their unequal alliance.…
Temujin becomes Genghis Khan. Great Yasas — a single law for all Mongolian tribes
Having exterminated the strongest Mongol leaders, Temujin became the only significant force in the region. Almost all chiefs informally recognized his primacy and did not dare to oppose the most…
Altai is the ancestral home of the Turks
Modern Altaians were formed on the basis of ancient Scythian tribes Pazyryktsy Indo-European origin, as well as ancient Turkic tribes Tele and Tugyu, the main population of the Turkic (522-745),…
Are the Crimean Tatars Oguzes or Kipchaks?
Once all Turks were divided into tribes - large unions with a common origin and language, united in the political sense. In the Middle Ages, the main of such unions…
Khubilai — the last emperor of the Mongols
At the end of the 13th century, the Mongol Empire was the largest civilization on Earth. The Mongols ruled 25% of humanity from the Pacific Ocean to Hungary, from Siberian…
The Borjigins: what became of Genghis Khan’s native tribe?
The Borjigins were an influential clan of the Nirun-Mongols, one of the medieval branches of this large and branched ethnos, which according to legend came from the union of a…